of season awards Gardner was awarded the Steve Rogers Rookie of the Year award. Gardner has earned a reputation as one of the quickest players in the competition and was invited to race in the first ever Gatorade Bolt event which aimed to find the quickest athlete out of all the football codes in Australia. Gardner finished fourth in the race. 2011 Nathan was playing like his first season by scoring 4 tries in 7 games. However, in Round 7, Gardner struck down injured with an ankle sprain while making his well-known kick returns and being tackled and fell awkwardly. He was meant to miss out for 2 weeks but he returned in the next game against the Rabbitohs . But, he re-injured himself and missed out of 5 weeks. He returned in Round 13 against the Broncos. But, they lost 36-16. In Round 15, he scored a try and a try assist against the Bulldogs. They won that game 26-10. In Round 16, he scored two tries against the Titans. They won that game 36 - 12. In Round 17, he almost made another try from his well-known kick returns but couldn't go all the way. It didn't matter cause the Sharks won that game 26 - 4. Since then, he has been in good form. During the 2011 NRL finals series, Gardner was required surgery on his ankle that he injured in round 7. 2014 In August 2014, Gardner was one of the Sharks players who accepted reduced bans from ASADA under the Sport Minister Peter Dutton for his part in the club's 2011 supplements scandal. 2015 In 2015, Gardner spent the season playing for Newtown in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. Wentworthville Magpies 2016 On 19 November 2015 it was announced that Gardner had signed with NSW Cup team Wentworthville Magpies for the 2016 season. References 1990 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian sportspeople in doping cases Cabramatta Two Blues players Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players Doping cases in Australian rugby league Doping cases in rugby league Newtown Jets NSW Cup players Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from Sydney